# N17880: 1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2002-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1972
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1993
- Last registry action: February 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A13A6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Lowcountry Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOWCOUNTRY%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [Ridgeland, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Ridgeland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4834° N, 80.9663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29936, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17880
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17880
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17880-2002-04-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schweizer SGS 2-33A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19990502004289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004289I), May 2, 1999: Scwzer SGS233A (N17880), Ridgeland, SC, Minor damage. Glider was blown into trees adjacent to the runway during landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on 5/2/99, at approx 1530 hours, the pilot was on…
- [Incident 19960504009289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504009289I), May 4, 1996: Scwzer SGS233A (N17880), Ridgeland, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: during final approach the aircraft was in sink and the right wing tip struck a pine bough causing minor damage.

## Other aircraft with N17880

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17880): Schweizer 269C-1, S/N 0306, built 2007

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